MEGADETH played its first concert in six months at the kick-off of the band’s South American tour on Saturday, April 6 at Arena 1 in Lima, Peru. The setlist for the show was as follows: […]
Guitarist Kiko Loureiro left Megadeth for good in late 2023 after an extended leave of absence from the band. But before he departed, Loureiro suggested another ex-Megadeth axeman to take his place: Marty Friedman. Friedman […]
Kiko Loureiro is extending his absence from Megadeth and will remain away from the band during its “heavier touring schedule” in 2024. The Brazilian guitarist initially sat out the fall leg of Megadeth’s 2023 tour […]
MEGADETH kicked off the summer 2023 European leg of its “Crush The World” tour on Sunday, July 23 at the Triple Thrash Triumph festival at Spodek in Katowice, Poland. Fan-filmed video of the concert can […]
KINGS OF THRASH, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar), played the second show of its Australian tour earlier tonight (Thursday, July 13) at The Zoo in Brisbane. Fan-filmed […]
Lee Ving, frontman for the legendary punk band FEAR, joined MEGADETH on stage last night (Saturday, June 24) during the latter band’s concert at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida to perform the song […]
Megadeth have settled a copyright lawsuit stemming from the artwork for their latest album, The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!. Back in February, New York-based illustrator Brent Elliott White sued the band, claiming that […]
Professor Reggie Almeida of the Gracie Barra Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Spring Hill, Tennessee, who has been traveling with MEGADETH on the band’s recent tours, has uploaded video of the kick off concert of the […]
Fan-filmed video of MEGADETH‘s March 22 concert at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia can be seen below. In a recent interview with Australia’s Heavy, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked how he compensates on […]
Thrash metal titans MEGADETH have announced their 2023 Canadian tour. The band’s spring 13-city trek starts in Everett, Washington on April 26, with the Canadian leg kicking off April 28 in Abbotsford and wrapping up […]
Megadeth have announced a Spring 2023 coast-to-coast tour of Canada featuring support from Bullet For My Valentine and Oni. The outing, dubbed the “Crush the World Tour,” will actually kick off with one US show, […]
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman played his first U.S. show in four years last night (Friday, March 3) at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida as support act for QUEENSRŸCHE. Fan-filmed video of the concert […]
Megadeth were joined onstage by former lead guitarist Marty Friedman for the first time in 23 years during the band’s February 27th concert at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Tens songs into the set, a […]
KINGS OF THRASH, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar), kicked off its “Thrashin’ USA” 2023 tour last night (Thursday, February 16) at The Forge in Joliet, Illinois. Fan-filmed […]
Megadeth will welcome back their former guitarist Marty Friedman for a special February 27th show at the famous Budokan Arena in Tokyo that will be live-streamed worldwide. It will mark the legendary thrash metal band’s […]
MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine took part in a video chat on Monday (February 6) during which he discussed the band’s upcoming one-off global livestream, “They Only Come Out At Night”, from the legendary Budokan in […]
Metal icons MEGADETH will perform an exclusive, one-off global livestream, “They Only Come Out At Night”, from the legendary Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. “They Only Come Out At Night” will be streamed worldwide and fully […]
According to the MEGADETH fan page Megadeth Of Destruction, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has strongly insinuated that he will join the band on stage during the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit’s concert at Nippon Budokan in […]
Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson teamed up with HELSTAR singer James Rivera‘s METAL ASYLUM for a night of jamming at a New Year’s Eve party this past Saturday, December 31 at Fitzgeralds Bar & Live […]
The lineup has been revealed for the previously announced virtual Ozzfest 2022, taking place as part of the larger Decentraland Metaverse Music Festival later this month. Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead, Megadeth, Black Label Society, and more […]